21 July 2023 Senior psychiatrist wins Sears Award for achievements in Navy Medicine Capt. John Van Slyke, the senior mental health executive for Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) earned the Admiral H. James T. Sears Award for contributions to Navy psychiatry, May 11...
18 July 2023 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Hones Mentor, Train, and Evaluate Program During a 5-month period in early 2023, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) and U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) employed the Mentor, Train, and Evaluate (MTE) Program on two of the largest ship platforms to improve the deployment readiness of organic fleet medical forces...
17 July 2023 A Tale of Two Pryors: Family Paths Diverge in the Field of Medicine Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Timothy Pryor, assigned to 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, left the enlisted ranks and became a commissioned officer in a ceremony held on the flight deck of the USS Midway Museum, July 11...
13 July 2023 The Naval Postgraduate Dental School Celebrates 100 Years of Academic Excellence Established in February 1923, the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) serves as the cornerstone for the Navy Dental Corps’ postgraduate training and is the primary force generating producer of dental specialists for the Fleet. Academically aligned with the Uniformed Services University of the...
07 July 2023 Take What You Need Initiative Fosters Resiliency at Naval Hospital Rota ROTA - Great initiatives sometimes start with a small idea. At Naval Hospital Rota, the “Take What You Need” project was developed by members of the Extended Operational Stress Control-Caregiver program (EOSC-C) (formerly CgOSC) to boost resilience and satisfaction for this overseas military...
07 July 2023 Camp Lejeune Family Medicine Residency Program graduates 11 physicians, 10 interns CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 11 physicians and 10 interns on June 30, 2023. For the 12th consecutive year, the graduating class received 100% pass rates on their Family Medicine Certification Examinations given by the American...
07 July 2023 New 'Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Center' Opening at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune Medical professionals aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune will soon have a new simulation education center to support operational and clinical education. The new “Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Center” will open its doors on July 11, 2023.“Having a centralized location dedicated to simulation...
05 July 2023 Walter Reed Welcomes Capt. Melissa Austin as New Hospital Director Walter Reed Welcomes Capt. Melissa Austin as New Hospital DirectorBETHESDA, Md. (July 5, 2023) -- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- U.S. Navy Capt. Melissa Austin assumed directorship of Walter Reed during a change of directorship ceremony in Memorial Auditorium. She assumes the helm...
27 June 2023 Health Experts Across Latin America Making Waves with Navy Entomology (May 29, 2023) - The U.S. Department of State (DoS) facilitated a special, by-request visit to the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) for international public health experts, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, May 29, 2023.Selected through the highly competitive International Visitor...
26 June 2023 NRC Corpus Christi Enables NMRTC Operations FORT WORTH, Texas (June 23, 2023) – Sometimes things don’t go the way you anticipate or plan. When this happens, it’s critical to have those you can count on to ensure the mission still succeeds.Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Corpus Christi recently assisted Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command...